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TITRe 2 trial compares different haemoglobin thresholds for blood transfusion after heart surgery.
A trial funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme which compared different haemoglobin thresholds for giving blood transfusions following heart surgery has been published in the New England Journal of Medicine. (NEJM)The indications for giving a blood transfusion after heart surgery (other than for life-threatening bleeding) are not very well defined, with... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 12, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NHS Stop Smoking Service saves 18,000 premature deaths.
A study funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme - Evaluating Long term Outcomes of NHS Stop smoking services (ELONS) found that the NHS Stop Smoking Services prevented more than 18,000 premature deaths in one year.The publication of these findings coincides with “No Smoking Day”, a day when many smokers across the country... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 11, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Surgical versus non-surgical intervention for broken shoulder
An NIHR (HTA) Programme funded project looking at different methods of treatment for patients with a broken shoulder has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) The five-year study looked at surgical and non-surgical interventions to treat shoulder fractures to find out if one treatment offered a better outcome than the... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 11, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Do management consultants improve the quality of NHS commissioning
The findings from a study commissioned by the NIHR HS&DR Programme looking at the role of management consultants in improving the quality of NHS commissioning has been published in the journal BMJ Open. Since the Government published it’s White Paper ‘Liberating the NHS’ in July 2010, responsibilities for deciding which local... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 5, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Do management consultants improve the quality of NHS commissioning?
The findings from a study commissioned by the NIHR HS & DR programme looking at the role of management consultants in improving the quality of NHS commissioning has been published in the journal BMJ Open. Since the Government published it’s White Paper ‘Liberating the NHS’ in July 2010, responsibilities for deciding which local services... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 5, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke living in UK care-homes.
Funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, a study looking at the effects of occupational therapy delivered in care homes following a stroke has been published in the British Medical Journal. (BMJ)After dementia, a stroke is the most common health issue for people living in care homes. Stroke survivors admitted to care... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 4, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Targeted Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to reduce key schizophrenia symptoms.
A trial funded by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership,  which looked at targeted treatment of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) to reduce levels of worrying and delusions of persecution (or paranoia) has been published in The Lancet Psychiatry.Delusions of being persecuted are unrealistic beliefs where someone believes... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 4, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Gene therapy trial as a treatment for choroideremia
A clinical trial, funded by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership, will investigate if a new gene therapy treatment can restore the vision or prevent progressive vision loss for people with choroideremia.Normally affecting males, choroideremia is an inherited disease of the eye leading to progressive loss of sight... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - March 2, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New evidence helps health workers in the fight against Ebola.
A review comparing different ways of hydrating patients in critical care environments across the world has published in the Cochrane Library.The study, coming one year on from the first Ebola cases in Guinea, gives health workers vital new evidence in one of the toughest areas of care, keeping seriously ill patients hydrated.  ... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - February 26, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New international network launched to promote evidence-based research
To embark on research without systematically reviewing evidence of what is already known, particularly when the research involves people or animals, is unethical, unscientific, and wasteful. This is the position of the ‘Evidence-Based Research Network’ (EBRNetwork) which brings together partners from Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and USA. The network aims to... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - February 18, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Football fans in training to tackle obesity
An NIHR-funded trial evaluating the effectiveness of a programme to help football fans lose weight, feel better and live a healthier lifestyle, has published its full findings in Public Health Research, today. Delivered via the Scottish Professional Football League Football (SPFL) Trust, the Football Fans in Training (FFIT) scheme is a free, 12-week programme which... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - February 13, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

HTA open access journal celebrates publishing 800 issues
The NIHR Health Technology Assessment is celebrating its 800th issue. This is a major milestone for a journal that has led the way in publishing full, accessible and public accounts of research funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme. Launched in 1997, the HTA journal has generated an impressive track record, publishing 98 percent of... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - February 11, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Reducing inequalities in obesity
NIHR-funded research looking at reducing inequalities in obesity has published in Public Health Research.Obesity is a common condition and can lead to diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. Obesity in children is a cause for concern, since it has been linked to health problems in later life. It is predicted... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - February 5, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

NIHR trial confirms NHS paramedics resuscitation as good as a state of the art mechanical chest compression device
Research funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme and published in The Lancet has found no evidence to suggest patients who were treated with mechanical compressions had better survival rates than those treated with manual compressions.Researchers found that 30-day survival was similar after mechanical (6.3 percent) and manual (6.9 percent) compressions among 4,471 eligible patients treated... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - February 3, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Research to investigate new treatments for secondary progressive MS
New research funded by the Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, an MRC and NIHR partnership, in collaboration with the MS Society will determine if new drug treatments could slow down the progression of disability in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS).Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a progressive disorder of the central nervous system,... (Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News)
Source: NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies News - February 2, 2015 Category: American Health Source Type: news